December 01 / 15.02 Thurles

15.02

Yielding To Soft

Killinan Maiden Hurdle

  • Prize money: £4957.98
  • 1m 7f 199y
  • 18 runners
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Killinan Maiden Hurdle

Runners: 18 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ruler Of The World mare is closely related to winners Holding Pattern (1m5f Flat/bumper/2m hurdle) and Metronomic (1m2f/1m4f), half-sister to 1m/1m2f winner Sublimation; mild point-to-point promise but looks the de Bromhead second-string here on Rules debut.
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

2

6th Jun 2025

Good

2m 3f 203y

18:45 Clonmel

Popova

11st 1lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Henry De Bromhead

Has only won on goodish ground but seems effective on softer (rain forecast); solid second to My Gaffer from well off the pace after a break at Killarney and now better off at the weights with that rival; firmly in the mix.

3/1

2nd

4

12th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 50y

18:08 Killarney

Popova

11st 6lb

J: Rachael Blackmore

T: Henry De Bromhead

held up in rear, headway before 3 out, switched right and went third 2 out, disputing second last, kept on

10/1

2nd

4

12th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 50y

18:08 Killarney

Popova

11st 6lb

J: Rachael Blackmore

T: Henry De Bromhead

held up in rear, headway before 3 out, switched right and went third 2 out, disputing second last, kept on

10/1

Form: 83

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Point-to-point winner in Britain subsequently bought for £25,000; much improved on second maiden hurdle start when third in ordinary C&D contest last month, keeping on well; may ideally want a stiffer test but definite claims.
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5th

1

19th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 1f 165y

14:46 Downpatrick

Purse Price

11st 12lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Has won a point, maiden hurdle and beginners' chase but lost her form over fences for Gordon Elliott last autumn; no better on debut for this yard but could do better returned to hurdles today.

9/1

2

14th Jul 2025

Good

2m 3f 100y

16:28 Downpatrick

Purse Price

11st 11lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Consistent hurdler was a chase debut winner for Gordon Elliott at Tramore last summer (2m, yielding) but well held in novices and handicaps afterwards; debuts for new yard here.

15/2

Form: 88

Last run: 4 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Only narrowly denied in sole point-to-point but both maiden hurdle efforts suggest he'll be of more interest when going handicapping.
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7th

5

21st Sep 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 1f 150y

16:58 Listowel

Captains Nephew

11st 1lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

Still 7lb above the mark at which he gained his last chase win in March 2024, tough task on his first outing since the Punchestown festival; behind Dutch Scultz (fourth) but on the positive side, he was in front of Gaelic Art and Jasko Des Dames in that race.

12/1

7th

8

1st May 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 75y

15:05 Punchestown

Captains Nephew

10st 10lb

J: G B Noonan

T: P J Rothwell

sweating

25/1

7th

8

1st May 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 75y

15:05 Punchestown

Captains Nephew

10st 10lb

J: G B Noonan

T: P J Rothwell

sweating

25/1

Form: 47-

Last run: 243 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Encouraging enough debut for Nicky Henderson in Warwick bumper in February but dropped out to finish last at Chepstow in April; debuts for Willie Mullins now over hurdles and interesting to see if he attracts any market support.
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5

24th Mar 2026

Good

3m 1f 185y

Class 4

14:00 Southwell

I Am Rocco

11st 2lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Caroline Fryer

Running well until blowing out on his final run in November but remains a maiden and he's debuting for a new yard after 131 days off.

10/1

Form: 96-955

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Form took a definite step in the right direction at Naas last month when decent fifth of 25 (yielding-to-soft); may not have to improve too much more to play a major role here.
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9

24th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 210y

19:29 Kilbeggan

Musta Lovea Lovea

11st 5lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Oliver McKiernan

Still a maiden after 22 starts under rules; struggled in two chase starts early last year; faces a huge task after a long break.

33/1

13th

7

6th Feb 2025

Good

2m 0f 4y

13:25 Thurles

Musta Lovea Lovea

11st 12lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Oliver McKiernan

towards rear

100/1

13th

7

6th Feb 2025

Good

2m 0f 4y

13:25 Thurles

Musta Lovea Lovea

11st 12lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Oliver McKiernan

towards rear throughout

100/1

Form: 23

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Solid form in two bumpers at Galway in October, although testing conditions possibly not ideal on second occasion; should be thereabouts on hurdles debut given an adequate round of jumping.
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1st

4

20th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:30 Warwick

Allibaba

11st 3lb

J: Oakley Brown

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Made light of a 538-day absence to win for the first time on his stable debut at Market Rasen (2m, good) 12 days ago; handicapper has reacted by raising him 9lb but that may not be enough to stop him following up.

6/5

1st

9

8th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 5

14:45 Market Rasen

Allibaba

10st 5lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Offered nothing during the briefest of comebacks in autumn 2024, and another long absence since; now 25lb lower than when first entering handicaps, however, and remains in the same ownership now as then; check for market confidence ahead of this stable debut.

12/1

7th

7

16th Nov 2024

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

15:03 Uttoxeter

Allibaba

10st 9lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: Philip Kirby

held up in rear, outpaced 5th, lost touch 3 out, tailed off

14/1

Form: 0-F0

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Half-brother to the top-class Mac's Joy but form so far moderate.
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6

19th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 3f 110y

Class 5

14:50 Lingfield

Macs Xpress

10st 5lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: Clare Ellam

Maiden who was big prices and well held throughout 2025; goes without regular headgear but hard to foresee a good run from out of the weights.

66/1

11

31st Oct 2025

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

15:40 Uttoxeter

Macs Xpress

10st 3lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Clare Ellam

Pulled up on both outings this season (2m4f/2m7f) and now 0-29 over hurdles; drops back to about 2m and swaps cheekpieces for first-time visor here; very difficult to enthuse over.

50/1

11

31st Oct 2025

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

15:40 Uttoxeter

Macs Xpress

10st 3lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Clare Ellam

Pulled up on both outings this season (2m4f/2m7f) and now 0-29 over hurdles; drops back to about 2m and swaps cheekpieces for first-time visor here; very difficult to enthuse over.

50/1

Form: 2/43U- BF

Last run: 463 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Unfortunate distinction of being a beaten favourite on all four bumper starts for Willie Mullins in 2020/21 when showing a tendency to race keenly, unseating rider at Bellewstown final occasion after having to swerve when rider saw spur 2f out all too late; debuts over hurdles now for Henry de Bromhead after 15 month's absence and interesting to see if he settles better.
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Verdict Starting price

1st

3

30th Sep 2025

Good

2m 5f 28y

Class 4

15:07 Sedgefield

Aslukwoodhavit

11st 6lb

J: Shane Fenelon

T: Mickey Bowen

0-6 for current stable and needs to better his recent efforts but is now 5lb lower than when creditable second at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good) in July and can't be ruled out; visor removed after one use.

4/1

6

16th Sep 2025

Good

1m 7f 214y

Class 4

15:10 Uttoxeter

Aslukwoodhavit

11st 8lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Mickey Bowen

Safely held at Bangor this month and now 0-5 for new stable this season but his second here (2m4f, good) in July was a good effort and he'll be favoured by the forecast rain; fine over 2m; big player if perked up by change of headgear.

7/1

4th

2

5th Sep 2025

Good

2m 4f 72y

Class 4

15:05 Bangor-on-Dee

Aslukwoodhavit

11st 10lb

J: Shane Fenelon

T: Mickey Bowen

Has yet to win since departing Henry De Bromhead's yard but hasn't been running badly and this is his second run after wind surgery, which appeals to some punters; potentially well handicapped.

10/1

14/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Flat maiden rated 65 and although from a respected source would be a slightly surprising debut hurdles winner.
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15

(1)

21st Dec 2022

Standard

1m 4f 0y

17:15 Dundalk (AW)

Scrum Half

9st 6lb

J: Robert Whearty

T: Noel Meade

9th

13

1st Dec 2022

Yielding To Soft

1m 7f 199y

15:02 Thurles

Scrum Half

11st 12lb

J: B J Cooper

T: Noel Meade

Flat maiden rated 65 and although from a respected source would be a slightly surprising debut hurdles winner.

14/1

5th

16

(14)

6th Nov 2022

Heavy

1m 2f 0y

16:57 Naas

Scrum Half

8st 9lb

J: Leigh Roche

T: Noel Meade

towards rear

16/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Flemensfirth half-brother to 2m4f hurdle winner Rock On Bennie; dam 2m hurdle winner, half-sister to 2m3f-3m2f hurdle/high-class chase winner Holywell; newcomer best watched.
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Verdict Starting price

0

11

24th Jan 2024

Heavy

2m 3f 210y

15:50 Fairyhouse

Mount Gable

11st 1lb

J: Ryan Treacy

T: Mrs Julie Cashin

Poor form in maiden hurdles on first four outings and tailed off in handicaps twice since; off 165 days.

50/1

13th

10

12th Aug 2023

Good

2m 0f 0y

17:25 Kilbeggan

Mount Gable

11st 3lb

J: Evan Dwan

T: Mrs Julie Cashin

always behind, lost touch after 5th, tailed off approaching last

100/1

Form:

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Pulled up in both point-to-points and tailed off on hurdles debut at Clonmel last month.
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2

8th Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 100y

19:48 Wexford

Duncarrig

11st 5lb

J: Shaun Greene

T: James M Barrett

On a winless run since September 2023; finished 2024 out of form; new headgear combination needs to revive on first run for 307 days.

20/1

9th

9

5th Oct 2024

Good

2m 2f 0y

17:25 Gowran Park

Duncarrig

11st 7lb

J: Shaun Greene

T: James M Barrett

Won a Navan handicap hurdle last year for Tony Mullins; needs to bounce back from a poor run in a Killarney handicap hurdle in August; has run terribly in three starts over fences.

33/1

15th

8

24th Aug 2024

Good

2m 4f 50y

14:30 Killarney

Duncarrig

11st 10lb

J: Shaun Greene

T: James M Barrett

towards rear throughout, detached from 4 out, eased approaching last

12/1

OUR TIP

100/1

Form:

Last run: 62 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Some ability (beaten favourite) in two starts on the Flat in Germany; no impact at Dundalk in April on only start for Ken Condon and let down by his jumping on hurdles debut at Gowran; best watched.
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0

2

17th Aug 2023

Good

1m 7f 110y

17:15 Tramore

Abu Hazem

11st 5lb

J: Tom Harney

T: Anthony McCann

Modest operator over hurdles and appears to be in at the deep end here; makes limited appeal.

50/1

14th

11

30th May 2023

Good

2m 0f 40y

19:00 Ballinrobe

Abu Hazem

10st 6lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Anthony McCann

Unseated early on his handicap debut at Tipperary when a 50-1 chance; others are far more likely winners of this.

50/1

100/1

Form: 0-00

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Nothing so far and easily passed over.
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0

3

7th Aug 2023

Good

2m 2f 150y

15:08 Cork

Coburg

11st 12lb

J: Kieran Callaghan

T: Liam P Cusack

towards rear

50/1

13th

5

1st Dec 2022

Yielding To Soft

1m 7f 199y

15:02 Thurles

Coburg

11st 12lb

J: Richard Deegan

T: Liam P Cusack

Nothing so far and easily passed over.

100/1

18th

6

12th Nov 2022

Soft

2m 0f 0y

11:50 Naas

Coburg

11st 12lb

J: Richard Deegan

T: Liam P Cusack

never better than mid-division, pushed along after 3 out, weakened before 2 out

100/1

Form: P0-

Last run: 320 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Soundly beaten in maidens at Limerick and Fairyhouse last season; can only be watched for now.
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8

1st Dec 2022

Yielding To Soft

1m 7f 199y

15:02 Thurles

Kanturk Touch

11st 12lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Michael Winters

Soundly beaten in maidens at Limerick and Fairyhouse last season; can only be watched for now.

66/1

Form: 745

Last run: 39 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Some promise in three bumpers but surprising if he made an immediate impact hurdling.
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Verdict Starting price

1st

11

30th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 80y

15:51 Listowel

Le Fanu

10st 13lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: Brendan Maurice Walsh

0-17 but has run okay at times; 6l fourth of 14 at Limerick (2m4f, soft to heavy) last time was positive but best form is on softer ground.

15/2

4th

12

16th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 3f 60y

16:30 Limerick

Le Fanu

10st 13lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: Brendan Maurice Walsh

Best form at this venue, third here in November (2m, heavy); beaten 29l in fifth here in February; plenty to prove now.

20/1

Form: 9-35

Last run: 12 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
First reserve; took a step forward on return from 511-day absence when a staying-on third in bumper here in October but well held under a more positive ride at Fairyhouse since; worth consideration here on hurdles debut if getting a run.
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1

30th Oct 2025

Good

1m 7f 150y

16:00 Thurles

Answering

12st 0lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Timothy Doyle

C&D winner, has run well here on other occasions; hard to make a case for him on 2025 form; big price when unseated on latest.

33/1

1

30th Oct 2025

Good

1m 7f 150y

16:00 Thurles

Answering

12st 0lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Timothy Doyle

C&D winner, has run well here on other occasions; hard to make a case for him on 2025 form; big price when unseated on latest.

33/1

Form: 30-

Last run: 219 days

W: 11st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Second reserve; promise of Ballinrobe bumper debut in April not backed up in valuable Goffs Land Rover Bumper subsequently; half-brother to a pair of hurdle winners switches to hurdles here on return to action and likely all the better for the experience.
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12th

6

31st May 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 7f 150y

16:00 Kilbeggan

Make The Plan

11st 9lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Oliver McKiernan

Off the course for a long time, chasing when last seen; best hurdles run was in 2023; probably best watched.

14/1

7

15th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 4f 0y

15:42 Gowran Park

Make The Plan

11st 12lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Oliver McKiernan

Ten race maiden under Rules is 0-2 in chases; mild improvement on second start in this sphere on latest at Down Royal but was still beaten 16l in the first-time hood (retained); hard to make a case for.

40/1

Form: 3-

Last run: 397 days

W: 11st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Masked Marvel 4yo is first foal of a French 2m1f hurdle winner; third in Compiegne 3yo newcomers hurdle in October 2021 (heavy) and following month bought for 180,000Euros at Arqana Autumn Sales; represents top connections and very interesting if he gets a run.
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7th

7

4th Feb 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 6f 27y

13:20 Leopardstown

Quais De Paris

11st 10lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

prominent, ridden and outpaced after 2 out, no extra approaching last

4/1

1st

8

1st Jan 2023

Soft

2m 0f 50y

11:55 Tramore

Quais De Paris

11st 4lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

prominent, headway disputing second after 3 out, raced wide before 2 out, ridden to lead after 2 out, clear approaching last, ridden out run-in

6/4

18

1st Dec 2022

Yielding To Soft

1m 7f 199y

15:02 Thurles

Quais De Paris

11st 12lb

J: Richard Condon

T: W P Mullins

Masked Marvel 4yo is first foal of a French 2m1f hurdle winner; third in Compiegne 3yo newcomers hurdle in October 2021 (heavy) and following month bought for 180,000Euros at Arqana Autumn Sales; represents top connections and very interesting if he gets a run.

Non-runners

Answering, Make The Plan, Quais De Paris

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Payout
Straight Forecast €92.82

Selections

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Allibaba

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